Course Competencies

Creative Movement

A basic introduction to dance for children that exercise motor skills, promote creativity and strength throughout activities. Spatial awareness, imagery, and movement skills will be taught to better prepare students to comprehend dance when introduced to them.

Ballet Technique, Beginner - Advanced Levels

A classical approach essentially based upon Vagonova technique. Class will consist on barre work, center, across the floor, comprehending vocabulary, melodic execution, and understanding correct placement and usage of ones own body.

Modern, Beginner - Advanced Levels

A pedagogical class concentrating on modern pioneers including, Horton and Limon technique. Usage of fortifications and exercises will later be utilized into choreography.

Jazz, All Levels

A collaboration of jazz technique and stylistic dance, Class consists of warm- up, across the floor, combinations and choreography. Jazz with concentration on flexibility, strength, and musicality with aspects of jazz including:

Musical Theatre - utilizing a Broadway or Movie Musical Song incorporating dance, characters and/or costumes.

Lyrical - encompassing the use of balance, flexibility and control utilizing the lyrics and feeling of the music.

Hip-hop - using primarily hip-hop technique and moves.

Acro - using controlled moves such as walkovers, limbers, handstands, chestrolls, etc. May contain gymnastic passes, flexibility moves, and/or contortionist moves.

And, current jazz styles.

Tap, All Levels

An understanding of the technique, with intricate footwork and comprehension of rhythmic sounds, precision and distinctness of movement. Class includes warm- up, across the floor, combinations, choreography and understanding of constituting history of tap.